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Student Trip Blogs

Each evening, the Student Leaders of the Day write a daily trip blog, sharing everything from funny moments and inside jokes to detailed recaps and deep reflections on their experiences. Family and friends back home leave supportive comments as they follow along. Explore some of our Alumni Interns’ favorite blogs from 2024 or search all student trip blogs below.

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Introduction letter

Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth but you can call me Lizzy. I’m sitting here wondering what I should include in my introductory blog…
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READY TO GO!

Hello Global Glimpsers & Family! I am so happy to be traveling with you this summer as one of your Global Glimpse Leaders! This…
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Return Flight Information: RB1A-BAY

Hello family and friends of the RB1A-BAY Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share…
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¡Es Hoy! !Es Hoy!

Dear family and friends, ? We are happy to announce that all of our students have safely arrived to Costa Rica. Yeiiiiii ??? We…
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Final CAP Day! (No. 3)

Hello everyone! Today we finished our final day of community service at the Aquiares School, with all the Glimpsers working as hard as they…

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Welcome & Orientation Day

Hello everyone, This is Nikki and Niya, your GGLs (Global Glimpse Leaders) of the trip. Our Lider del Dia (Leaders of the Day) were…
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Education, Discovery, and Design!

We started off at Proyecto Kuri Kinti where Jenni and Santiago explained the way they live and teach in connection with nature. When we…
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Day 5: Community Day (No. 6)

Today, we got a closer look into the lives and ways of living of a few local Ticos (Costa Ricans).  We were given a…
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CAP DAY 1 (No. 12)

Today we started our day by waking up at 7 am this morning. We focused on Day 1 CAP (community action project). We arrived…
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Hey!! (No. 21)

Hii everyone!! My name is Yadira Gomez, I am 17 years old and I go to Gateway High School in San Francisco, California. I…